Hackers have worked out a way to play Battlefield 3 without using the Origin service that EA requires of players of the military shooter sequel, reports Gamasutra. They have apparently acquired the cracked version of the game, saying it includes the following statement: "This release is dedicated to our fans worldwide who bought this game on [sic] legal way and don't want to install the trojan from Electronic Arts to play online." They also say EA has not yet commented on this situation. Thanks Destructoid.

I know this is not the only site reporting this, but it amuses me that a PC game getting cracked is news in 2011. I get that the hubub about Origin is what makes it somewhat of a special mention, but still... of course it was cracked.